What we have learned from an antibiotic trial in fetal fibronectin positive women.

abstract：:Given the historically high rates of cesarean delivery in the United States, obstetrical providers must often consider an induction of labor for women with a history of prior cesarean delivery versus repeat cesarean delivery. Clinical evaluation of this scenario involves weighing the benefits of a successful trial of ...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Hoffman MK,Hunter Grant G

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morbidly adherent placenta, which describes placenta accreta, increta, and percreta, implies an abnormal implantation of the placenta into the uterine wall. The incidence of placenta accreta has increased significantly over the past several decades, with the main risk factors include prior cesarean section and placent...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Abuhamad A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the cesarean delivery (CD) rates have increased worldwide, operative vaginal delivery (OVD) rates continue to decline, with the United States having some of the lower rates amongst developed countries. It is clear that the use of forceps or vacuum can safely assist in accomplishing a vaginal delivery and prevent...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Gei AF

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe inpatient management strategies and considerations for pregnant patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. FINDINGS:The novel coronavirus has posed challenges to both obstetric patients and the staff caring for them, due to its variable presentation and current limit...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Aubey J,Zork N,Sheen JJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abruptio placentae is an important cause of vaginal bleeding in the latter half of pregnancy. The key factor in the pathophysiology is hemorrhage at the decidual-placental interface. Small episodes may escape clinical detection, but severe grades impact significantly on fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality, with...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Hall DR

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma is the most common malignant neoplasm occurring in the neonate and arguably the most variable in its presentation. This review examines differences in the tumor's clinical course in the context of known biologic determinants of behavior. Tumors that would go undetected except for prenatal ultrasonography...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Lukens JN

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complex nature of amniotic fluid reflects contributions from many fetal systems, many functional roles, and multiple interactions with fetal maturation, obstetric, and maternal factors. Simple ultrasound measurement, probably done best with the maximum vertical pocket method, has a clinical role in fetal surveilla...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Harman CR

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have hypothesized that an alteration in the production of endothelium-dependent factors by sex hormones is a potential unifying mechanism for both the decreased arterial contractility and the redistribution of cardiac output characteristic of normal pregnancy. Thus, the effect of pregnancy/ estradiol on any one vas...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Weiner CP,Thompson LP

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic sonogram is a composite algorithm combining multiple individual markers to increase Down syndrome risk prediction. Transformation of sonographic information into a standard mathematical format represented an early challenge that has now been surmounted. Using increasingly sophisticated mathematical techniq...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Bahado-Singh RO,Oz UA,Mendilcioglu I,Mahoney MJ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twin birth rates have increased dramatically over the past three decades, and twins currently account for 3% of all pregnancies. Twin pregnancies of any type are at risk for prematurity. In addition, monochorionic twin pregnancies (25-30% of all twin pregnancies) are predisposed to a specific set of complications, inc...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Paepe ME

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The studies described above collectively suggest that, whenever there is a decrease in fluid balance in the fetus, both fetal urine flow and tracheal secretion into the amniotic space are decreased. Conversely, when fetal hydration is increased, both urine and tracheal flows into the amniotic fluid may be increased. T...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Brace RA

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perinatal health outcomes in the United States continue to worsen, with the greatest burden of inequity falling on Black birthing communities. Despite transdisciplinary literature citing structural racism as a root cause of inequity, interventions continue to be mostly physician-centered models of perinatal and reprod...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Julian Z,Robles D,Whetstone S,Perritt JB,Jackson AV,Hardeman RR,Scott KA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive candidiasis (IC) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. Even if successfully treated, IC can cause significant neurodevelopmental impairment. Preterm infants are at increased risk for hematogenous Candida meningoencephalitis owing to increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Tripathi N,Watt K,Benjamin DK Jr

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary methods currently in use for imaging the infant brain are cranial ultrasound (CUS), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This review outlines the relative strengths and weaknesses of these modalities in relation to the premature infant, with specific focus on the correlations betw...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Neil JJ,Inder TE

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute renal failure in the newborn is a common problem and is typically classified as prerenal, intrinsic renal disease including vascular insults, and obstructive uropathy. In the newborn, renal failure may have a prenatal onset in congenital diseases such as renal dysplasia with or without obstructive uropathy and i...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Andreoli SP

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of pregnant women who have type 2 diabetes and the number found to have gestational diabetes are progressively increasing. In the future, as many as 20% of pregnant women may be diagnosed with diabetes. Although there is consensus regarding many issues in the treatment of pregnant women with diabetes, there...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Catalano PM,Sacks DA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of parturition is poorly understood, but the cervix clearly plays a key role. Because of this, recent research efforts have been directed at objective quantification of cervical remodeling. Investigation has focused on two basic areas: (1) quantification of tissue deformability and (2) presence, orientatio...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Feltovich H,Carlson L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandins are currently used to maintain patency of the ductus arteriosus and to elicit uterine contractions. Prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors are used to promote closure of the ductus and their administration in pregnant animals has produced fetal pulmonary hypertension. Exposure of the human fetus to inhibito...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Wendelberger KJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mothers' genetics as well as their environment, behaviors, and social determinants of health are all important factors influencing short and long term childhood outcomes. There is an emerging body of literature investigating the extent to which fathers also contribute to their offspring's future health. We review fath...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Brumberg HL,Shah SI

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surviving extremely low-birth-weight infants are at risk of severe neurodevelopmental disability. Transfusion with packed red cells is almost universal in the care of these infants, but the hemoglobin threshold at which these transfusions should be given is unclear. Different clinical trials of restrictive (low hemogl...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Whyte RK

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of severe maternal morbidity and mortality. While pregnancy alone is a risk factor for VTE, additional population-based risk factors such as obesity are becoming increasingly common, particularly in the developed world. Maternal death from VTE is amenable to prevention a...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Friedman AM,Ananth CV

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 50 years after its first description, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) remains a devastating pulmonary complication in preterm infants with respiratory failure and develops in 30-50% of infants less than 1000-gram birth weight. It is thought to involve ventilator- and oxygen-induced damage to an immature lung tha...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Savani RC

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cirrhosis and portal hypertension infrequently coincide with pregnancy but increase maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality when present. Chronic liver disease and portal hypertension are not contraindications to pregnancy but necessitate intensive monitoring throughout pregnancy. The complications of liver disease...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Russell MA,Craigo SD

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cesarean birth (CB) rates are rising, globally. The global burden of CB is having a mixed effect on pregnancy outcomes and requires significant clinical and economic resources. The context of CB care in low- and middle-income countries is further complicated by barriers to facility-based care itself, followed by issue...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Harrison MS,Goldenberg RL

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida is a leading cause of late onset infection (> 3 days of age) in the premature infant. Therefore, decisions about the diagnosis and management of infections caused by Candida are commonplace in the neonatal intensive care unit. Despite this fact, there are few comparative trials about treatment of neonatal Cand...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Bliss JM,Wellington M,Gigliotti F

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep-disordered breathing occurs in 0.6-15% of reproductive age women. This condition is associated with an increased lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality. A substantial body of evidence demonstrated increased perinatal morbidity among pregnancies affected by SDB ...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Cain MA,Ricciuti J,Louis JM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early pregnancy loss is the most common complication in pregnancy. Management options for miscarriage include expectant management, medical intervention, or surgical aspiration. Non-surgical and surgical management are all safe and acceptable options for medically uncomplicated patients. Patient and provider preferenc...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Shorter JM,Atrio JM,Schreiber CA

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single course of antenatal corticosteroids is a rare example of a treatment that yields both a health benefit and a cost savings. This article reviews the history and background of antenatal corticosteroids, its use in clinical practice and the controversy today regarding the use of multiple courses of antenatal cor...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Murphy K,Aghajafari F,Hannah M

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this analysis was to determine the impact on specific forms of neonatal morbidity and mortality by allowing women to opt for delivery by elective cesarean section at 39 weeks of gestation (EGA). According to the National Vital Statistics Reports, over 70% of deliveries in the U.S. annually are at...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Hankins GD,Clark SM,Munn MB

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term sequelae of preterm birth have been studied extensively up until the age of 5 to 8 years. However, the cognitive development of adolescents born preterm has received limited attention. The objective of this study is to determine school performance in adolescents born very preterm. We have followed up a cohor...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： van de Bor M,den Ouden L

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00